Several persons have been rendered homeless after a heavy downpour destroyed more than 105 buildings in Oke-Ako, Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti State on Friday. The downpour which started at about 3pm also destroyed some electricity facilities across the town, thereby subjecting the residents to a total blackout. While on a visit to the affected area on Saturday, the …

A former member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Hon. Tirimisiyu Okunola is dead. His younger brother, Bashir Okunola broke the news on Sunday through his Facebook page. Okunola, who represented the Ido constituency between 2007 and 2011, under the platform of the All Nigeria Peoples Party, and later defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, was said to have …

In a devastating skirmish in Gudumbali, Borno State, the Islamic State of the West Africa Province (ISWAP) is said to have killed 200 Boko Haram members, including women and children. Sources said the ISWAP insurgents targeted hundreds of the Boko Haram terrorists and their families at Choliye village while fleeing ISWAP attacks. Counter Insurgency Expert and Security in Lake Chad, …

Lagos State Government said it would oppose the exhumation of the corpse of Miss Whitney Adeniran, the 12-year-old student of Chrisland Schools, Opebi, Lagos State, who died during the school’s inter-house sports in February. The government disclosed on Saturday in a statement by the Director of Public Affairs in the state Ministry of Justice, Mrs Grace Alo. The state said …

The Nigeria Police Force has said that it has paid allowances to all police personnel that participated in the Presidential and National Assembly Elections on 25 February. In a statement on Saturday in Abuja, Force spokesman, Chief Superintendent Olumuyiwa Adejobi said that the clarification became necessary in view of an allegation of non-payment of the allowances to police personnel. “The …

Barely one week after conducting a controversial presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari will leave for the 5th United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (LCDs) in Doha, the capital city of Qatar on Saturday. The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, said the President’s visit was …

A dumpsite, which sits on about 10 acres of land and operated in the Oluyole Estate in Ibadan by Sumal Foods Limited, has been shut down by the Oyo State Government. A statement issued by the state government disclosed that the dumpsite was closed because the company did not get approval to operate the facility. During a visit to the …

The aspiration of an 18-year-old Ogun State teenager, Esther Abiona of becoming a medical laboratory scientist in one of the country’s top-tier hospitals may be a pipe dream because she has been unable to successfully register for the United Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) as a result of having incomplete fingers for biometrics. According to the Head of Public Affairs and …

Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has said that plans are underway by his administration alongside Ogun and Lagos State governments to light-up the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Featuring on State Affairs, a political programme on Splash FM 105.5, Ibadan on Saturday, Makinde said that he had initiated a discussion with his colleague in Lagos State and that the three states would …

Abdullahi Sani Abacha, one of the sons of the late military Head of State, General Sani Abacha, is dead. The wife of Yobe State Governor, Mrs Fatimah Gumsu Abacha-Buni announced this on Saturday via Instagram. He was 36 years old. According to reports, Abdullahi died at the family’s Nelson Mandela Street residence in Abuja. Mrs Abacha-Buni wrote, “Innalillahi wa inna …